Nevada County picayune., 1887-03-30
THE SMITH RAILROAD BILL
Text of the Bill as # Passed the
 House Friday.
| And as tt Will Stand Upon the Statutes When
 Signed by the Governor.

Friday. by a vote 0t b9 10 l3:
 A bill for an act to be entitled an act to pre- vent unjust discrimination and cxorbitant
 charges by railrontls. and to prevent their consolidation with or leasing or purchas-
 n.s any other parallel or competing line of
 railroad and to prevent officers from act { ing at the same time as officers of two
 such railroads, and te prevent tbe presF | dent or other officer or agent nrempioye Of 1 any railroad company from being interest
 ed in furnishing supplies to the same, or making any arrangements afording nm
 better terms than that accorded to the ' public, and to prevent discrimination be- tween trans portntioh companies and indi- { vidua,ls afd to prevent preference m fur 1 nishing cars or motive power.
 | Be it enacted by the general as- i sembly of the state of Arkansas; 1 Section l. All individuals, as- sociations and corporations shall have equal rights 10 have persons aud property transported over railroads Tn this state. and no un- 1 just or undue discrimination shall be made in charges for, or in faclII' ties for transportation of freight or passengers within the state. Per sons and property transported over any railroad shall be delivered at any station at charges not exceed ing the charges for transportation of persons and property of the same class in the same direction to any more distant station, but excursions and commutation tick cts may be issued at special rates.
 Sec. ?. No railroad, or the les. sees, purchasers or managers oi any railroad. shall consolidate the stock, property or franchises of such corporation with, or lease or 1 purchase the works or franchises of, or in any way control, any oth- CT railroad owning or having un' der it's control parallel or com peting line, nor shall any officer of such railroad act as an officer ol any other railroad owning or hay ing control of a parallel or compet' ing line; and in all cases ander this act. The question whether railroads are parallel or competing lines shall, when demanded by eith- CT party, be decided by jury.
 Sec. 3. No president, director
 officer, agent or employe of any railroad shall be interested, direct ly or indirectly, in the furnishing of materials or supplies to such railroad or in the business of trans portation as common carrier oi freight or passenger over the work owned, leased, controlled or work
 ed by such railroad, nor in any ar engagement which shall afford more advantageous terms OF greater ia cilities than are offered or aceofd ed to the public. And all contracts and arrangements in violation OI this section shall be void.
 Sec.4. No discrimination in char ges or facilities for transportation shall be made between transporta ton companies and indiVsdnaIs. or | in favor of either by abatement drawback or otherwise, and nc railroad or any lessee. manager oI empioye thereof shall make any preferences in furnishing ears oi motive power. Nor shall any railroad charge or collect from any connecting railroad for transport. l ing freight received from such con, meeting railroad to points OF it's line any greater rate or charge than such connecting road chargeS upon like freights originating at the points of junction to the same destination.
 Sec. ]. Thai 1t shall be unlawful for any railroad in this state to make or enter into any contract agreement or combination, directly or indirectly, with any other par. allel or competing line of railroad for pooling of freight, or to pool the freight of the different railroads Or lines, by dividing between them the gross or net earnings of such railroads, or any part thereof, or by equallzing, evening up, or divid- ing the property or passengers car ried by said railroads; and in any case of pooling of freight as afore- said, each day of it's continuance shall constitute separate oifense. But nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prevent any per son or corporation operating a railroad in this state from issuing, or selling at reduced rates, immi- grant, excursion or communication tickets. or from carrying free, or at reduced rates, any property for schools. churches, fairs, exhibi- tions. or charitable institutions, or for the state. or the United States, or any of the United States,
 Sec. 6. It shall he unlawful for any railroad in this state to enter into any contract or agreement, by changes of schedule, use of diff. fcreut ears, or any means or 6e' vice. with intent to delay or pre- vent the shipment of property from being continuous from the plac C of shipment to the place of destin. ation. whether carried on one or more railroads.
 Sec. I. That all railroads corpo- ration in this state shall and are hereby required to keep posted up at every depot freight office under the control of, or used by, any such railroad corporation, in conspic- uous place therein, plainly and leg ibly printed schdeules. which shall